Abstract
In recent years, severe climate change leading to by water scarcity reduced water quality has increased the need for effective irrigation strategies for agricultural production. Among these, the reuse of reclaimed water represents a non-expensive and reliable solution. The effect of conventional or reclaimed water, applying convention or smart fertigation system, were investigated during two irrigation seasons on yield, qualitative and biochemical traits of pomegranates fruit (cv Wonderful One) at harvest, and after storage at 7 °C. The results of this study showed that using reclaimed waters with different fertigation systems did not affect the pH values, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity on pomegranates fruit showing slight decrease changes only during postharvest storage. On the other hand, the respiration rate was not affected by water quality. Furthermore, the antioxidant activity was also preserved during storage in pomegranates fruit from plants irrigated with reclaimed water by applying conventional or smart fertigation. The analysis also identified 52 compounds by UHPLC-MSn and HPLC-UV-Vis analyses. A slight decrease (about 17 %) at harvest and during storage in polyphenols content was shown in fruit grown using reclaimed water. The study demonstrates that using reclaimed water is a sustainable and effective way to limit the use of conventional water for irrigating pomegranate crops without significant reduction in yield, or in qualitative and nutritional values of the fruit at harvest and during storage.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Reclaimed-water fertigation did not affect pH, total soluble solids and titratable acidity of pomegranate fruit compared with conventional irrigation.
- Taxon
- pomegranates
Punica granatume1 - Material
- Wonderful Onee1
- Treatment
- reclaimed waters with different fertigation systemse2
- Outcome
- pH values, total soluble solids, and titratable aciditye2
- Direction
- did not affecte2
- Comparator
- conventionale1
- Setting
- two irrigation seasonse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The effect of conventional or reclaimed water, applying convention or smart fertigation system, were investigated during two irrigation seasons on yield, qualitative and biochemical traits of pomegranates fruit (cv Wonderful One) at harvest, and after storage at 7 °C”
e2“using reclaimed waters with different fertigation systems did not affect the pH values, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity on pomegranates fruit showing slight decrease changes only during postharvest storage”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit pH, total soluble solids and titratable acidity showed a slight decrease during postharvest storage under reclaimed-water fertigation.
- Taxon
- pomegranatesPunica granatume2
- Organ / stage
- postharvest storagee2
- Treatment
- reclaimed waters with different fertigation systemse2
- Outcome
- pH values, total soluble solids, and titratable aciditye2
- Direction
- slight decreasee2
- Comparator
- conventionale1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The effect of conventional or reclaimed water, applying convention or smart fertigation system, were investigated during two irrigation seasons on yield, qualitative and biochemical traits of pomegranates fruit (cv Wonderful One) at harvest, and after storage at 7 °C”
e2“using reclaimed waters with different fertigation systems did not affect the pH values, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity on pomegranates fruit showing slight decrease changes only during postharvest storage”
Claim · model-written summary
Respiration rate of pomegranate fruit was not affected by water quality (reclaimed versus conventional irrigation).
- Taxon
- pomegranatesPunica granatume1
- Treatment
- water qualitye3
- Outcome
- respiration ratee3
- Direction
- was not affectede3
- Comparator
- conventionale1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The effect of conventional or reclaimed water, applying convention or smart fertigation system, were investigated during two irrigation seasons on yield, qualitative and biochemical traits of pomegranates fruit (cv Wonderful One) at harvest, and after storage at 7 °C”
e3“the respiration rate was not affected by water quality”
Claim · model-written summary
Antioxidant activity of pomegranate fruit from reclaimed-water-irrigated plants was preserved during storage.
- Taxon
- pomegranatesPunica granatume4
- Organ / stage
- during storagee4
- Treatment
- reclaimed watere4
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye4
- Direction
- preservede4
- Comparator
- conventionale4
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Verbatim
e4“the antioxidant activity was also preserved during storage in pomegranates fruit from plants irrigated with reclaimed water by applying conventional or smart fertigation”
Claim · model-written summary
The analysis identified 52 compounds in pomegranate fruit by UHPLC-MSn and HPLC-UV-Vis.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- compoundse5
- Value
- 52e5
- Qualifier
- UHPLC-MSn and HPLC-UV-Vis analysese5
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Verbatim
t0“pomegranate fruit”
e5“The analysis also identified 52 compounds by UHPLC-MSn and HPLC-UV-Vis analyses”
Claim · model-written summary
Polyphenols content of pomegranate fruit grown with reclaimed water decreased slightly (about 17 %) at harvest and during storage.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatumt0
- Organ / stage
- fruite6
- Treatment
- reclaimed watere6
- Outcome
- polyphenols contente6
- Direction
- slight decreasee6
- Value
- 17 %e6
- Comparator
- conventional watere7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“pomegranate fruit”
e6“A slight decrease (about 17 %) at harvest and during storage in polyphenols content was shown in fruit grown using reclaimed water”
e7“The study demonstrates that using reclaimed water is a sustainable and effective way to limit the use of conventional water for irrigating pomegranate crops”
Claim · model-written summary
Reclaimed-water irrigation of pomegranate crops did not significantly reduce yield compared with conventional water.
- Taxon
- pomegranate cropsPunica granatume7
- Treatment
- reclaimed watere7
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- without significant reductione0
- Comparator
- conventional watere7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“The study demonstrates that using reclaimed water is a sustainable and effective way to limit the use of conventional water for irrigating pomegranate crops”
e0“without significant reduction in yield, or in qualitative and nutritional values of the fruit at harvest and during storage”
Claim · model-written summary
Reclaimed-water irrigation of pomegranate crops did not significantly reduce qualitative and nutritional values of the fruit at harvest and during storage.
- Taxon
- pomegranate cropsPunica granatume7
- Organ / stage
- at harvest and during storagee0
- Treatment
- reclaimed watere7
- Outcome
- qualitative and nutritional values of the fruite0
- Direction
- without significant reductione0
- Comparator
- conventional watere7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“The study demonstrates that using reclaimed water is a sustainable and effective way to limit the use of conventional water for irrigating pomegranate crops”
e0“without significant reduction in yield, or in qualitative and nutritional values of the fruit at harvest and during storage”
Claim · model-written summary
Reclaimed water is recommended as a sustainable and effective way to limit conventional water use for irrigating pomegranate crops.
- Taxon
- pomegranate cropsPunica granatume7
- Treatment
- reclaimed watere7
- Outcome
- limit the use of conventional watere7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“The study demonstrates that using reclaimed water is a sustainable and effective way to limit the use of conventional water for irrigating pomegranate crops”
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